The biodynamic agriculture conceives a unit between the soil, the sky and everything that surrounds it, and the crops are guided by an astronomical calendar. As a symbol of this intimate connection between the astral and the terrestrial, Sitio La Estocada is designed as a reflection of the Orion constellation, omnipresent in the southern hemisphere, with nineteen circles on the farm and vineyard that replicate the stars and act , at the same time, to delimit the crops.
Three hectares of grapevines coexist with vegetable gardens, aromatic flowers and medicinal herbs that are used for biodynamic preparations to give back to the earth what it gives us. Farm animals provide the fertilizer and all waste is reused as compost. The energy is generated by our own photovoltaic panels. Likewise, the place also has an apiary, a farm of fruit trees and, of course, the winery. Everything works as a self-contained unit. The richness of the landscape and the climate, the interaction of the animals and the work of all the people involved are condensed here in bottles of unique wines, which could only be produced in this place in the world, conceived by the dream of a family.

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: San Pablo & Cordón del Plata
Elevation: SP 1.500 masl & Cordón del Plata 1.100 masl
Varietals: Sauvignon Blanc (SP) + Semillón (Cordón del Plata)
Age of the vineyard: SB 15 yo & Semillón 50 yo
Yields: 3.5 tn/acre
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: sandy, alluvial and calcareous
Training method: VSP
Harvest date: February
Type of viticulture: sustainable

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: no
Yeasts: native
Fermentation container: French oak neutral barrels of 500 liters
Maceration technique: 24 h in concrete eggs, drain without pressing
Fermentation temperature: 21º to 25ºC
Length of fermentation: 5 days
Malolactic fermentation: no
Size/material of the aging container: 1.000 liters / oak foudre
Age of container if wood: first use
Type of barrel and Cooperage: foudre Mastrobotaio
Time of aging in container: during 2 winters
Aging time in bottle : between 8 and 12 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 11.5%
Ph: 3,5
Residual sugar: <2.0 g/l
Acidity: 6,21 g/l
Sulfites: 101 ppm

Winemaker: Matías Michelini

Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: La Cautiva, Gualtallary
Elevation: 1,450 msnm
Varietal: 100% Malbec
Vineyard age: 15 years old
Yields: 3.5 tn/acre
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: sandy, alluvial and calcareous
Training method: VSP
Harvest date: February 2021
Type of viticulture: sustainable

Winemaking and ageing
Whole cluster: The grapes were pressed directly by pneumatic press, without destemming and at low pressure, separating the flor wine from the pressing
Yeasts: native
Fermentation container: microvinification in 500 liters french oak barrels
Maceration technique: Pigeage twice a day, manually
Fermentation temperature: 17º to 24ºC
Length of fermentation: 6 days
Malolactic fermentation: yes
Aging container size/ material: 1.000 liters foudre oak
Age of container if wood: first use
Type of barrel and Cooperage: foudre Matrobotaio
Time of aging in container: during 2 winters
Time of aging in bottle: 8 to 12 months

Analytical data
Alcohol: 12,5%
Ph: 3,6
Residual sugar: < 2.0 g/l
Acidity: 5,4 g/l
Sulfites: 57 ppm

Winemaker: Matías Michelini